Transition mechanism of cycle- to time-dependent acceleration of fatigue crack-growth in 0.4 %C Cr-Mo steel in a pressurized gaseous hydrogen environment
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Fatigue crack-growth (FCG) tests were conducted in 90-MPa-hydrogen gas on three martensitic steels with tensile strengths of 811, 921 and 1025 MPa. Increased strength levels resulted in augmented, hydrogen-induced FCG acceleration. In the highest-strength material, the FCG rate per cycle was dependent on test frequency, i.e., the crack-growth distance was proportional to load duration. Several observations and analyses revealed that such time-dependent FCG was due to stress-driven cracking along hierarchical martensite boundaries, stemming from the hydrogen-induced degradation of their cohesive strengths as a result of competition between mechanically-determined crack-tip stress (driving stress) and statistically-distributed boundary strength (resistance stress).
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OpenAlex topics: Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals · Fatigue and fracture mechanics · Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms
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